Feral

A Beastly Romance #2

by Jenika Snow

I thought my life was finished when I was taken from my home with chains shackled around my ankles and dragged into the depths of the dark realm monster market.
I was a human woman, alone, terrified, and surrounded by fanged monsters with hungry, gleaming eyes.
I was also prey, a fragile little thing to be bought and sold.
I knew my life was over, but then an unlikely savior took me as his.
Blaylock. Ruler of the kingdom of the dark realm of Shadow Vale.
He was a hulking beast with gray skin, thick, curling horns, and eyes as black as the void.
I should have been afraid of him. I should have recoiled from his very visage.
But his glare–although fiercely terrifying–was filled with possessive heat whenever he looked at me.
He didn’t save me because he was good.
He saved me because I was his.
And when he whisked me to his kingdom, when he showed me not all beasts were monsters I was to fear, the more I felt myself warming and softening to him.
And the longer I stayed with him, the more I realized I didn’t want to leave.

Genres: Fantasy, Romance, Monsters, Novella, Paranormal, Monster Romance

100 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 30, 2025

About the author

Jenika Snow is a USA Today Bestselling Author, and has been a published writer since 2009.

She can be found at:

www.jenikasnow.com
FB: www.facebook.com/jenikasnow
Twitter: twitter.com/jenikasnow
Email: Jenika_Snow@yahoo.com

Reviews

[Jen ♥ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Katrina was taken from her home to be sold at an auction. Blaylock showed up at the said event to put an end to it since he didn't sanction it. It was his kingdom after all, and he should know and approve everything going on in it.

Anyway, once all the humans were free, Kat accidentally blurted out that she didn't want to go home, so he decided to take her to his castle instead.

Apparently he felt something the moment he saw her, so he was curious to find out if there was more to that feeling.

And with the forced proximity and Blaylock being all gentle and patient, Katrina eventually started to feel at ease with him and her new surroundings.

Obviously, they end up together leading that kingdom. Still happily in love even after years later. 😄


Book info:
- Monster x Human
- Abuse
- Violence, death
- Kidnapping of humans
- Forced proximity
- No cheating, OM/OW, separation
- V FMC, No info on MMC
- HEA (yrs later, blissfully in love)

[Kate V · Rating 3 out of 5]

3 smut-scale stars!

[*CJ* · Rating 4 out of 5]

“Feral” is the story of Katrina and Blaylock.

I really enjoyed this novellla- scarred heroine, OTT protective beast hero, good sex scenes, a well bred HEA and the fact that the hero respected consent.

Safe
4/5

[(betts) ⚜ · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5⭐ / 3🌶️
[📱] ebook

— vibezz
🔥 he rescues her
🍂 slowburn
🔥 yearning

mini blurb — ✍🏻
Katrina is abducted from her home and when she's about to be sold at flesh-market in the Dark Realm of Shadow Vale, Blaylock, the King, rescues her and keeps her under his protection.

//

A hundred times so much better that the first 👀

It was cute AF, not really much plot but the story I felt it was developed better.
The slow burn, Katrina slowly healing from the wounds of her past, both physical and psychological, Blaylock being always near for her, WATCHING HER 🤌🤌THE YEARNING OF THIS MAN (demon/monster?)🤌🤌 that scene in the dark garden will play forever on my mind 🫦

oh did I mention he's also a fire daddy? 🔥😏🫦

look at my babies 🥹



(thank fuck not another ninja turtle jump-scare lmao)

[veronica · Rating 1 out of 5]

it’s not 1 star, because i hated it, it’s one star, because i didn’t care about a single thing. characters had no depth, no chemistry and basically nothing happened. i did not feel a single emotion. i just think some authors can’t write novellas. i understand that it’s a bit more difficult to write an engaging story with a limited numer of pages, but maybe stick to the longer format then.

[Jeanette · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5

[Majo · Rating 1 out of 5]

1.5

Mejoró con respecto al libro anterior. Ya no es solo un PWP sino que hay desarrollo de personajes, aunque mínimo, se agradece. También se menciona algo más del Worldbuilding qué parece interesante, pero no está desarrollado.

[Tehmeena · Rating 5 out of 5]

Content Warnings;
Check Your Triggers: The full list is available on the author's website.

𝗧𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝘀;
🩶🔥𝓝𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵𝓵𝓪
🔥🩶𝓜𝓸𝓷𝓼𝓽𝓮𝓻𝓼
🩶🔥𝓟𝓪𝓻𝓪𝓷𝓸𝓻𝓶𝓪𝓵 𝓡𝓸𝓶𝓪𝓷𝓬𝓮
🔥🩶𝓜𝓸𝓷𝓼𝓽𝓮𝓻 𝓜𝓜𝓒 𝔁 𝓗𝓾𝓶𝓪𝓷 𝓕𝓜𝓒
🩶🔥𝓥*𝓻𝓰𝓲𝓷 𝓕𝓜𝓒
🔥🩶𝓟𝓻𝓸𝓽𝓮𝓬𝓽𝓲𝓿𝓮 𝓜𝓜𝓒
🩶🔥"𝓨𝓸𝓾'𝓻𝓮 𝓜𝓲𝓷𝓮"
🔥🩶𝓚𝓲𝓭𝓷𝓪𝓹𝓹𝓲𝓷𝓰
🩶🔥𝓕𝓸𝓻𝓬𝓮𝓭 𝓟𝓻𝓸𝔁𝓲𝓶𝓲𝓽𝔂
🔥🩶𝓓𝓮𝓶𝓸𝓷 𝓓𝓪𝓭𝓭𝔂
🩶🔥𝓢𝓲𝔃𝓮 𝓓𝓲𝓯𝓯𝓮𝓻𝓮𝓷𝓬𝓮
🔥🩶𝓑𝓻𝓮𝓮𝓭𝓲𝓷𝓰
🩶🔥𝓢𝓶𝓾𝓽/𝓢𝓹𝓲𝓬𝔂
🔥🩶𝓢𝓵𝓸𝔀-𝓫𝓾𝓻𝓷/𝓨𝓮𝓪𝓻𝓷𝓲𝓷𝓰
🩶🔥𝓟𝓪𝓼𝓽 𝓦𝓸𝓾𝓷𝓭𝓼
🔥🩶𝓗𝓔𝓐

This is book two in the "Beastly Romance" series and a standalone. Our MMC and FMC, Katrina and Blaylock, are mentioned in the first book, and this one is all about them! YAS!

We appreciate a big, scary monster who's really a gentle soul just for you on the inside!

I enjoyed this book a lot more than the first, to be honest - it was rather cute! I do like sweet stories that are short and to the point sometimes. Anyways, there's yearning and a HAWT AZZ MMC WITH DEMON HORNS who saves our lovely little FMC and is super protective of her. I love how patient he was with her, and the spice is so good! MUST I SAY MORE?

🩶🔥𝗢𝘂𝘁 𝗢𝗳 𝗙𝗶𝘃𝗲; ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[Jan · Rating 5 out of 5]

We learn how Blaylock and Katrina come together in this story. If you read Mated, you know about meeting these two. Katrina just wanted the abuse to end. Having to deal with a father that treated her like dirt and abusing her was her last straw. But what should have been her freedom is taken from her. Blaylock, Ruler of Shadow Vale does not allow for auctions to happen in his area. When he frees those that are taken he certainly didn’t expect to find a human that endeared him. Blaylock didn’t show any harm to anyone. He never pushed Kat. He gave her time and even was honest with her about his feelings for her. These two found a happily ever after. Who will be next in the Beastly series? I hope we get more. There show that even a beast can find love.

I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.

[Gabriella Pena · Rating 3 out of 5]

The second book in Snow’s Beastly series follows the relationship of two characters mentioned in the previous book: Katrina and Blaylock.

In this book, readers learn more about the history of Katrina prior to meeting Blaylock as well as the weeks following. Through this, you can see why these two formed the connection they did—making the ending they received so worth it for them.

I also liked how this story, as well as many others written by Jenika Snow, are used to exemplify (in one way or another) that kindness and respect can come from those you least expect.

The only thing I could say I was really bummed out about there being no male main character pov, which is quite unusual for a Jenika Snow story. Would have loved to read about Blaylock’s perspective about finding and falling in love with Katrina.

[Athena, the goddess of books · Rating 4 out of 5]

Jenika Snow’s Feral: A Monster Romance is a visceral, erotic fantasy tale that melds dark fairy tale aesthetics with monster romance in a story that is both brutal and intimate. Set in a grotesque but richly imagined world, it centers on Katrina, a young woman abducted from a life of poverty and abuse and thrust into a literal monster market—only to be saved by Blaylock, the monstrous ruler of Shadow Vale, who claims her as his own.

Blaylock is massive, horned, gray-skinned, and entirely not human. But he treats Katrina with intense protectiveness, reverence and patience. He doesn’t want a prisoner, he wants a partner, a queen, mate. What follows is part healing, part seduction and part chaotic monster-lust bonanza.

[The Dragon Den Book Blog · Rating 5 out of 5]

Review of Feral by Jenika Snow
* * * * *
Second enstallment of this monster series by a fabulous author. Less crazy and twistedness, more on the sweet side!

Katrina has been suffering with pain and fear most of her life, and after the worst night of her life, she is about to face an even worse fate...that is until Blaylock and his knights save the day.
Instead of letting her go home, live her human life, he decides to keep her.
Make her his queen.
In a palace that should scare her, filled with monster from nightmares, overrulled by a king who should be everything she fear...she finally feels like she is home.

Loving this series. Eager to find out what Jenika has coming next. Instant attraction, even in the fear, and the connections are fantastic.

[Kira · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was the second in an interconnected standalone series. Book one was focused more on “insta love” and finding inner strength. Feral’s pacing allowed for more of a relationship and true connection between the MONSTER KING :) and the human Katrina who he supports and protect while she heals from her past. I think this one of the best paced novellas of Jenika’s.

My only negative was there were a few point where I felt like a paragraph repeated the previous one so it seemed liked redundant sentences. Otherwise, I loved it and it didn’t detract from my rating at all. I’m not an editor by any means.

[Olivia Rose · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sometimes you just need a monster romance & Jenika Snow just knows how to do it every time! Katrina finally stands up to her awful father, just to be taken prisoner but before she can be sold off her monster king Blaylock comes to the rescue. He isn’t like other monsters whom would take & not care about your feelings, he sees something in his little bird. Like any other monster he is well off in the downstairs area & he really does make her see stars multiple times in one night cause the man has the stigma of a god. This was a very quick read & just what I needed in my in between reads, has a perfect ending as well & I definitely recommend if you like a good monster romance.

[Katelynn Seaman · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the story about Blaylock and Katrina which we are introduced to them in book one so I do recommend reading Mated first before this one. Katrina was horribly treated by her father and finally took a stand against him only to be taken and lose her freedom all over again which is how she meets Blaylock who frees those who are taken. Blaylock finds Katrina in the midst and shows her patience and kindness. Blaylock was so sweet and upfront to her about his feelings. I definitely recommend if you love a monster romance with an over the top mmc and the “you’re mine” trope.

[Kendra · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved it!!! My only complaint is that it's only told from Katrina's POV which is beyond frustrating. What confuses me the most is that the first book had both the FMC & MMC's POV, so why in the world would this one not have the same? Also, why do the MMCs always get the complete physical descriptions but the FMCs don't? How did Blaylock know Katrina's name when she never gave it to him? The same thing happened in the first book. I wish there were some kind of rule where authors have to write both the male & female POV.

[Reading.With.Janet · Rating 5 out of 5]

I devoured this book I couldn’t put it down. This will have you hooked from the start If you’re looking for a short monster romance this is for you. We meet Katrina and Blaylock. Katrina is a human has an abusive father after years of torment she killed him in self defense. In the dead of night she was kidnapped by some monster. Blaylock is the King of The Dark Realm of Shadow Vale. What happens when the Kind says he wants you as his the Queen of Shadow Vale? You don’t want to miss it.

[Helena · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was just ok. It was a bit bland if I'm being honest though. It's pretty much insta-love and it felt like there were no stakes at all. The heroine is saved by the hero right away and he's overly loving and sweet despite him being a huge vicious monster king. There's little to no bonding and then they have some ok sex / smut and it's over. It wasn't terrible or anything but the spark and, smut and connection just wasn't there for me.

[Ash Summers · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wow! Suprisingly Great!

Okay, the first book in this series…I hated it! I had already saved this one in my library so I decided to give it a try and whoa! It’s pretty good. My only complaint is sometimes this author is crazy repetitive and overly descriptive. Like, describe something once and let’s move on. But wow, the characters and development were so much better in this one. I actually loved it. I highly recommend this one! 🖤

[Holly · Rating 5 out of 5]

Stolen

Katrina is stolen from the human realm and brought to the shadow realm as a slave but when it is her turn on the auction block, Blaylock, King of the Shadow Realm sweeps in and slaughters the slavers and claiming Katrina as his own in this dirty, dark but strangely sweet tale.

[Larah E. Buffington · Rating 3 out of 5]

Short but sweet

I find this authors books to be very short stories of sweet love stories. There are lusty elements of sex with other worldly creatures. However, if you like a longer read, you will be disappointed. These should be a compilation of short stories instead of standalone texts.

[Rebecca A. Bamford · Rating 5 out of 5]

Blaylock and Katrina

This was a very good book. Katrina had no life at all, and when she was captured by the monsters, she figured she was doomed and out of the darkness came the king of monsters, and she somehow felt safe and comforted. Blaylock was gentle with Katrina and made her his queen. This is a very good short fantasy book about love between a human and a monster.

[JP · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely FANTASTIC 😁

This is an Awesome story about a horrible childhood and what became of it 😃. Stolen by monsters from another realm, then rescued by the King and told that he loves you 🤔. Thanks Jenika, I truly LOVE your stories and I Really Loved this one 😍. I can't wait to see what happens in the next story 🤓.

[thekatz_meoww · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was such a good quick read… I absolutely loved everything about it. There’s a strong fmc, our MMC is OTT and only soft for her, the story is fast paced, adorable, and the spice between the two ✨ chefs kiss ✨

[Gloria · Rating 5 out of 5]

After dealing with her abusive father Katrina is kidnapped to be auctioned to the highest bidder. At the last minute she is rescued by Blaylock ruler of Shadow Vale. And he says that she now belongs to him. Steamy fated mate monster romance. Loved it.

[Pat Kelly · Rating 5 out of 5]

Feral is a quick read about Blaylock and Katrina. Blaylock is the king of Vale and he falls first for Katrina. Katrina has had rough life and is unsure of what’s going to follow her in this realm. Cute love story with just enough spice.

[Vfc · Rating 3 out of 5]

Beauty and the Beast revisited - this time ‘Beauty’ murdered her abusive, alcoholic father and escaped.

Placed on the auction block ‘Beast’ is captivated by her, claiming her as his queen.

The End.

[LiLu · Rating 5 out of 5]

Strength ~

I did not like the beginning. So much pain, but it was an integral part to the story. Even through he was a beast, it was his honesty and kindness that won her heart. Loved the twists and turns they took to their own happily forever.

[Andrea · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved it.

I enjoyed the second book even more than the first. Very few errors, which is a big improvement from the first book. I will definitely be looking forward to the next book from this author.

[Jessie (thatchickwithabook) · Rating 5 out of 5]

I ended up DNFing the first book, so wasn’t sure if I’d like this one, but it was incredible. The world building that somehow happens in less than 70 pages is stellar.